When we can see God reflected in all that exists, our hearts are moved to praise the Lord for all his creatures and to worship him in union with them.

Photo: Pope Francis visits one of the Typhoon Haiyan victims in Palo, Leyte.

Pray for Care of Creation

On September 1, 2015 Ignatian Solidarity Network invited the entire Jesuit-Ignatian network to pray in solidarity with Pope Francis on the Day of Prayer for Care of Creation. Moving forward, we encourage you to continue praying for creation in solidarity with Pope Francis and all those impacted by the effects of environmental degradation.

In an effort to grasp the breadth of our network, we would invite you to share any plans (even simple ones) that you, your family, groups, or even offices and departments at your institution, have to join in this prayer. Take a few seconds to share a little bit about your prayer, and if appropriate you can even share a photo.

Encyclical: Laudato Si’

Reflections & Resources

Read reflections on the Ignatian network’s #Hope4Pope Francis’s encyclical, learn more about how Jesuit institutions are responding to climate change, and find resources to support your climate conversations.

Take Action

You don’t need to wait for the encyclical to start taking actions to reduce your community’s and your own carbon footprint. Learn some ways you can take actions as an individual, school community, or parish community.

Pope Francis Quotes on Caring for Creation

Quotes Continued…

We need to see — with the eyes of faith — the beauty of God’s saving plan, the link between the natural environment and the dignity of the human person.Meeting with Young People in Manila, January 18, 2015

The effective struggle against global warming will only be possible with a responsible collective answer, that goes beyond particular interests and behavior and is developed free of political and economic pressures … On climate change, there is a clear, definitive and ineluctable ethical imperative to act … The establishment of an international climate change treaty is a grave ethical and moral responsibility.Pope’s Message to UN Convention on Climate Change, December 11, 2014

Creation is not a property, which we can rule over at will; or, even less, is the property of only a few: Creation is a gift, it is a wonderful gift that God has given us, so that we care for it and we use it for the benefit of all, always with great respect and gratitude.Papal Audience, May 21, 2014

I encourage, therefore, the international community to make sure the planet’s water is adequately protected and no one is excluded or discriminated against [in access to water, which is] the most essential element for life. The future of humanity depends on our ability to safeguard and share.United Nation’s World Water Day Address, March 23, 2015

I would like to make an appeal to those in possession of greater resources, to public authorities and to all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity! No one can remain insensitive to the inequalities that persist in the world!
World Youth Day Address, July 25, 2013

The culture of selfishness and individualism that often prevails in our society is not, I repeat, not what builds up and leads to a more habitable world: rather, it is the culture of solidarity that does so; the culture of solidarity means seeing others not as rivals or statistics, but brothers and sisters. And we are all brothers and sisters!World Youth Day Address, July 25, 2013

We are losing the attitude of wonder, contemplation, listening to creation. The implications of living in a horizontal manner [is that] we have moved away from God, we no longer read His signs.World Environment Day Address, June 5, 2013

We need to see–with the eyes of faith–the beauty of God’s saving plan, the link between the natural environment and the dignity of the human person.Meeting withYoung People in Manila, January 18, 2015

The effective struggle against global warming will only be possible with a responsible collective answer, that goes beyond particular interests and behavior and is developed free of political and economic pressures … On climate change, there is a clear, definitive and ineluctable ethical imperative to act … The establishment of an international climate change treaty is a grave ethical and moral responsibility.Pope’s Message to UN Convention on Climate Change, December 11, 2014

Creation is not a property, which we can rule over at will; or, even less, is the property of only a few: Creation is a gift, it is a wonderful gift that God has given us, so that we care for it and we use it for the benefit of all, always with great respect and gratitude.Papal Audience, May 21, 2014

Nature, in a word, is at our disposition and we are called to exercise a responsible stewardship over it. Yet so often we are driven by greed and by the arrogance of dominion, possession, manipulation and exploitation; we do not preserve nature; nor do we respect it or consider it a gracious gift which we must care for and set at the service of our brothers and sisters, including future generations.URBI ET ORBI MESSAGE OF POPE FRANCIS, Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013

Let us be renewed by God’s mercy, let us be loved by Jesus, let us enable the power of his love to transform our lives too; and let us become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect all creation and make justice and peace flourish.Homily, Tuesday, 19 March 2013

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